John 6.68 - Follow the Bloodstained Path

John 6.68 - Follow the Bloodstained Path

Let’s be very clear – it is not easy to follow Jesus! Those who do follow – and finish faithfully – consider Him far better than anything in this world. Paul bemoaned, “Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me” (2 Timothy 4.10). And John lamented, “They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us” (1 John 2.19). “Health and wealth” ministries flourish today.  But if you are looking for a smooth, easy, life Jesus is not the One you want to follow. He scared away the crowds with warnings about “carrying your cross!” Thousands who enjoyed His free lunch took off when He demanded they “eat His flesh and drink His blood”! But Peter rightly confessed, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (John 6.35-59,68).